The trainer behind TheWomanKing breaks down Viola Davis' extensive training regimen, which spanned nine months and numerous exercises.
Viola Davis' trainer on The Woman King explains the actress' workout routine and weapons training. Set in 1823, Davis stars as General Nanisca, the strong capable leader of the Agojie, a real-life all-female legion of the West African Kingdom of Dahomey. Under the young King Ghezo , Nanisca leads her army against rival empires and invading European forces.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY As The Woman King is a sword-and-sandal historical epic, there will be a high level of action and hand-to-hand combat scenes. The film's director, Gina Prince-Bythewood, recently teased a massive Braveheart-sized battle that used thousands of extras. Such scale would require a significant amount of training from the actors to realistically recreate West African warfare from the early 19th century.
To resemble the fierce women whose story inspired the film, the actors had to sculpt their bodies and build up their endurance. "My goal was to pretty much make it natural, just as the woman would look if they were to go and fight because it's based on true stories," Mclain said. The trainer wanted to stay as authentic as possible and transform the actors into warriors. Based on a recent trailer for The Woman King, the meticulous and strenuous training definitely paid off.
It is not uncommon for films to require actors to undergo significant training for roles to faithfully realize their characters on the screen. To recreate the soldier experience, the stars of Saving Private Ryan had to go through a World War II boot camp to accurately portray a small rifle platoon in the U.S. Army. More recently, Top Gun: Maverick actors had to go through physical and flight training to realistically interact with real fighter jets.
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